"Wait." The bodyguard stopped the servant, "Mr. Wood only agreed to Mr. Yarn going in, as for him… He has to stay here."
Matthew laughed along with him, "This is my servant. She's just bringing food for Natalie to nourish her body. Besides, she won't even be there for ten minutes and will come out soon."
"No."
"Let it slide this once, please?"
Matthew took out a cheque while talking, and quietly stuffed it into the bodyguard's hand.
Turns out, the bodyguard became even more stern, "You are only allowed to go in alone, and you are not allowed to bring anything or anyone else. Ten minutes, no more than that. Start the timer now!"
Matthew's smile slowly faded, and a look of annoyance flashed in his eyes.
He waved his hand to let the servant leave. He felt distraught as he stood at the door of the ward. He was lingering and was still unwilling to just walk in casually.
Just as he was racking his brains to think about how to bring a person in, a nurse came over with a tray.
"It's time to change the dressing." The nurse said, "Can I go in?"
The bodyguard replied, "Come back in ten minutes, now is not the time."
The nurse was about to nod when Matthew hurriedly said, "It's fine, go ahead!"
He acted resolutely and pulled the nurse to his side, "It's okay, you can go in and treat Natalie's wound. I'm just going to see her for a while. I'm frank and upright. There's nothing that can't be heard by others."
The bodyguard hesitated.
Matthew had already pushed open the door of the ward to let the nurse in, "As a parent, I only want what's best for her, how can I bear to delay the time for her to take the medicine?"
The bodyguard peeked in through the crack of the door.
Natalie was lying on the hospital bed, motionless like a dead person, Matthew and the nurse walked towards her together.
Then, the door closed.
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